LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Nuneaton LMS Route:
Birmingham New Street to Tamworth
Lawley Street Goods Depot: mrls939
An internal view of Lawley Street's 1945 single storey shed
showing the relative absence of internal supports. Recommendations derived from
the 1935 report on how to improve efficiency in handling freight were
incorporated into the new shed, one of which was to maximise freedom of flow by
minimising the number of internal columns. Lawley Street's central main span
was 151ft 2ins which only required three rows of columns. The removal of the
warehouse facilities previously provided on the first and second floors to
another site was a major factor in allowing this design.
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